Abstract
M.Ed. (Education)
The research was structured to determine the present state of inservice
education and training (INSET) in South Africa with
regard to teachers' centres. It addressed the present education
system in South Africa as well as the underlying philosophy of
teachers' centres.
The hypotheses were formulated to determine whether teachers'
centres meet the needs of the teachers they serve; whether
domestic circumstances have any influence on a teacher's usage of
a teachers' centre; and how teachers perceive a good teachers'
centre to function.
The history of in-service education and specifically teachers'
centres was traced through 13 countries, including South Africa,
and factors determining the nature of teachers' centres were
discussed.
Five possible types of teachers' centres were identified and the
Johannesburg Teachers' Centre, as being representative of the
majority of the centres in South Africa, was analized...